Livia’s POVThe fear in Bella’s eyes was intoxicating. It sat there, raw and unfiltered, trembling beneath her lashes like a secret she could no longer hide. I felt it crawl under my skin, warm and satisfying, but I forced my lips into something softer, something almost kind, careful, and very careful.My gaze flickered briefly toward the corner of the room where the camera blinked its silent warning. A single mistake, a wrong angle, a slip of expression, and everything I had built would collapse like ash. So I smiled, not the cruel, cutting smile clawing at my lips, but a gentle one. A lie and somehow, that terrified Bella even more.I could see the fear in her eyes, the way she looked at me, and the way she shivered at every one of my words.“Oh my…” I whispered, my voice coated in honey, stepping closer. “Bella, you look exhausted,” I said as if I cared so much about her.This made Bella flinch, and that alone almost made me laugh out loud, but I held myself.Instead, I tilted my
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